Short-term body weight fluctuations in older well-hydrated hospitalised patients

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 429-435

  Vivanti, A ^a   Yu, L ^b   Palmer, M ^b   Dakin, L ^a   Sun, J ^b   Campbell, K ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dehydration; Elderly; Hydration; Older; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDRATION; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; HYDRATION; OLDER; STATISTICS; WEIGHT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDRATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE VALUES;

ASSESSMENT; DEHYDRATION; ELDERLY; HYDRATION; OLDER; WEIGHT;

EID: 84884211302     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12034     Document Type: Article

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